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A simple blood test that detects tumor cells circulating in the blood shows promise as a new way to predict...

Including diagnosis related costs, 3-D mammography costs less than digital mammography

SAN ANTONIO - Although digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3-D mammography, costs more than a digital mammography (DM) screening, it...

Novel compound restores immune response in patients with melanoma

Credit: © ESMO LUGANO-GENEVA, Dec. 8, 2017 - A novel compound may restore immune response in patients with melanoma, according...

Researchers discover resistance mechanism to checkpoint inhibitors and how to reverse it

LUGANO-GENEVA, Dec. 8, 2017 - Researchers have discovered a mechanism of resistance to checkpoint inhibitors and how to reverse it....

New assay may help predict which pancreatic lesions may become cancerous

Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2017 -A report in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, describes a new simple molecular test to detect...

SABCS: I-SPY 3-year pCR results are powerful predictor for breast cancer survival

Credit: Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative SAN FRANCISCO, C.A., December 7, 2017 - Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative, sponsor and manager of...

A common virus may help inform treatment planning for stem cell transplant patients

Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Most healthy people barely notice infection with the human cytomegalovirus (hCMV), a form of the...

International collaboration could reduce smoking prevalence, MU researchers find

Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - According to the World Health Organization, approximately 80 percent of the world's more...

Time matters: Does our biological clock keep cancer at bay?

Credit: Angela Relógio, adapted by Roland Roberts. Our body has an internal biological or "circadian" clock, which cycles daily and...

Protamine neutralizes CSPG-mediated inhibition of oligodendrocyte differentiation

Credit: NIBB Remyelination is a critical repair process in demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs),...

The structure of cool

Credit: Image by Gabe Lander and Graham Johnson LA JOLLA, Calif. - Dec. 7, 2017 - A team of researchers...

Novel harvesting method rapidly produces superior stem cells for transplantation

A new method of harvesting stem cells for bone marrow transplantation - developed by a team of investigators from the...

Mechanism identified behind enzyme involved in liver and other human cancers

To understand what has gone wrong when cancer occurs and to create new possibilities for treatment, it is important to...

NUS researchers uncover novel pathway to suppress virus-induced cancers

Credit: National University of Singapore Researchers at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of...

Researchers make important bacterial discovery in oral pre-cancer condition

Scientists at the School of Dental Science in Trinity have made an important discovery involving bacteria and a pre-cancerous growth...

Biological factors don’t fully explain racial disparities for breast cancer type

SAN ANTONIO - Higher risk of recurrence for black women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer compared with white women...

New project to investigate the role of novel protein in cancer metastasis

Credit: IST Austria/Reiner Riedler Metastasis, the process in which a tumor spreads to other parts of the body, is responsible...

Research suggests new pathways for hyperaldosteronism

Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, Calif., December 7, 2017 - A new study led by researchers...

Community practices not following guidelines for MRI breast cancer screening

Guidelines are not being followed to ensure that breast cancer screening of high risk women, such as those with a...

Acupuncture significantly reduces joint pain for breast cancer patients